A civil war is a conflict between...

two groups of citizens in one country

Why can it be said that the Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides?

It was the bloodiest single day of the war

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?

Lee could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil

Why did the Union want to control the town of Vicksburg?

to move men and supplies freely along the Mississippi River

Why did Northerners believe Richmond was so important?

the war could be won if they destroyed the South's capital

What risk did African American Union soldiers face in the war?

death or enslavement if captured by the Confederates

What happened at Appomattox Court House?

Lee surrendered to Grant and brought the Civil War to an end

Why did General Lee send troops into Maryland, a slave state?

to convince Maryland to join the Confederacy

The Union completed the first step of the Anaconda Plan by 1861. What did that accomplish?

launched a blockade and closed most ports in the South

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery

How did the Battle of Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?

ending the war would be much harder than expected

What did Union troops find when they approached the town of Manassas?

the Southern army knew about their plan and were waiting

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1
A civil war is a conflict between...
two groups of citizens in one country
two nations that were once allies
two countries that share the same form of governmen
two countries that share a border
2
Why can it be said that the Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides?
It was the bloodiest single day of the war
Both sides lost the will to continue fighting
The generals of both armies were killed in the battle
Neither side claimed victory in the battle
3
What was the most significant geographic disadvantage of the South?
the bayous of Louisiana
the Mississippi River
the Appalachian Mountains
the Gulf of Mexico
4
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
5
Which of the following is NOT a new technology during the civil war?
minie ball bullet
telegraph
railroads
portable camera
6
At the beginning of the Civil War, the greatest weakness of the North was...
its military leadership
its transportation system
its lack of factories
its fragile economy
7
Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?
Rose Greenhow
Prudence Crandall
Dorothea Dix
Clara Barton
8
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
The morale of Union soldiers had vanished
Lee could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil
both sides declared a truce and ended the war.
South victory convinced European nations to help the South
9
Why did the Union want to control the town of Vicksburg?
they could prevent men and supplies moving along railroads
to move men and supplies freely along the Mississippi River
to complete its blockade of all Southern ports
cut off all food supplies to the Confederates
10
Who was the Confederate General who led his group of Virginians to victory at Bull Run?
Michael Jackson
Robert Jackson
Thomas Jackson
Andrew Jackson
11
Why did Northerners believe Richmond was so important?
the war could be won if they destroyed the South's capital
it would divide the Confederacy in two
it was the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
All food and weapons supplies entered the through Richmond
12
What risk did African American Union soldiers face in the war?
death by Union firing squads if they didn't win battles
higher risk of disease
banished to Africa if the Southern army captured them
death or enslavement if captured by the Confederates
13
What happened at Appomattox Court House?
Lee surrendered to Grant and brought the Civil War to an end
Sherman destroyed everything of value
Union forces lay siege to the town to control Mississippi
two days of fierce fighting
14
What did women do during the war?
all of the above
served as messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, or spies.
They ran farms and businesses in the places of the men
provided medical care for sick and wounded soldiers
15
Why did General Lee send troops into Maryland, a slave state?
to capture the slaveholders and free the slaves
to convince Maryland to join the Confederacy
to punish Maryland for staying in the Union
to defend Confederate Maryland against Union forces
16
What was responsible for most Civil War deaths?
medical malpractice
battle wounds
suicides
diseases
17
The Union completed the first step of the Anaconda Plan by 1861. What did that accomplish?
launched a blockade and closed most ports in the South
captured Atlanta and brought the Confederacy to its knees
convinced Great Britain to stop buying cotton from the South
control over the Missouri River and divided the Confederacy
18
What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?
If forced the Confederacy to free the slaves right away
It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery
It gave all slaves in the North their freedom immediately
It persuaded European nations to support the Confederacy
19
How did the Battle of Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?
punish the South severely for leaving the Union
let the Southern states go rather than continue fighting
he questioned whether keeping Union together was worth it
ending the war would be much harder than expected
20
Who was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
George Meade
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Robert Gould Shaw
21
What did Union troops find when they approached the town of Manassas?
the Southern army knew about their plan and were waiting
the town's citizens defended their town with pitchforks
Southern soldiers were caught unaware as they napped
Rose Greenhow was there to show them a shortcut
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Sherman's march through Georgia was an example of General Grant's belief in...
total war
merciful war
trench war
modern war

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